Framed

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó ΓÇ£The master of the legal thrillerΓÇ¥ (Associated Press) teams up with ΓÇ£the godfather of the innocence movementΓÇ¥ (Texas Monthly) to share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. ΓÇ£Each of these stories is told with astonishing power.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöDavid Grann,author of Killers of the Flower Moon ΓÇ£Gripping . . . compelling . . . What makes [Framed] important reading isnΓÇÖt the shock value advertised in the title. ItΓÇÖs the exposure of the infuriatingrecurrent factors involved in so many unrighteous convictions.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe Washington Post John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novelsbut itΓÇÖs his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministriesthe first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our criminal justice system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocencebut once someone has been found guiltythere is very little room to prove doubt. These ten true stories shed light on Americans who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friendsfamiliesand decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the storiesJohn Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place and the racismmisconductflawed testimonyand corruption in the court system that can make them so hard to reverse. Impeccably researched and told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliverFramed is the story of winning freedom when the battle already seems lost and the deck is stacked against you.